I couldn't agree more with you on crossbreeding. I believe the more like bred, the more consistant the end result (it just makes sense). However, not all of our customers (especially commercial) are searching for the same bull (some want more frame, others less; some more milk, others pounds, still others calving ease or carcass). We offer consistancy in our quality and actually, even with different sires, our calves are relatively uniform. We, like you, are striving to create the perfect cow or bull; however, none of our cows are exactly alike and have variable strengths and weaknesses. We try and mate up strengths and/or use an animals' strength to help a deficient area. We offer choices while adhering to our goals of producing the best possible animal. What I meant above was, it would be difficult to market a pen of bulls all sired by X, year after year - even if he was the "best" solution. Many of our commercial customers rely on us to keep them from getting inbred. What frustrates us the most is a bull that is promoted as "Super Bull" one year can barely be worth hamburger years later. I know much of this can be avoided by using the higher accuracy (older) sires; but, as you well know, sometimes you have to breed to the "now" bulls to keep your genetics current and just hope that you've made a good choice...
. But i could be wrong !!
